5 Steps to Designing the Perfect Garden for You

For some people, having access to a garden on their property is of paramount importance. Without an outdoor space to call our own, many of us feel that we are missing out on something vital. That something is the peace and tranquility of the outdoors, something which simply cannot be replicated indoors, no matter how hard we try. If you have a yard in your home, there is nothing to stop you from sprucing the place up and converting it into the kind of garden that you will love to spend your evenings in. Unfortunately, a lot of the people who want to spend their time outdoors also find themselves paralyzed by indecision and uncertainty. When we don’t know how to go about achieving something, something that we really want to achieve, it can be disheartening and end up preventing or delaying our efforts.

With a bit of guidance, however, you can overcome this hesitation and begin to work towards specific goals. All it usually takes is a small nudge in the right direction to get homeowners to start thinking seriously about putting their own garden together.

Make a Plan – The plan you make for what you want to achieve with your garden can be as specific, or as broad, as you like. There is an endless range of tastes and preferences, so finding the perfect combination for you is almost certainly going to require some degree of trial and error. However, if you have made some kind of plan beforehand, you will have something against which to measure your efforts. Not only this but having a plan will save you time and money as you progress by helping to avoid incorrect and unsuitable purchases and design choices.

Working out exactly what it is that you would like to grow in your garden is something you should look to do as early on in the process as possible. If you put off making this decision, you run the risk of discovering that your final garden isn’t so well suited to the kind of stuff you want to grow. This can necessitate time-consuming, and expensive, reconfigurations.

Give a Wide Birth – Any walkways and pathways through your garden should be wide enough to allow anyone traveling through your garden to be able to take it in and enjoy it without feeling cramped. Even the best laid out garden, with the most stunning array of exotic flowers and plants, will falter if it is difficult to navigate.

As a general rule of thumb, you want your pathways to be able to accommodate two people walking side by side. In practice, this means maintaining a minimum path width of five feet.

Greenhouses – Greenhouses make an excellent addition to any garden. Adding in a greenhouse will greatly expand your horizons as far as your own growing efforts are concerned. Greenhouses can come in a variety of shapes, sizes and, believe it or not, colors. Some greenhouses are permanent and sturdy structures, while others are intended to provide relatively short-term growing space. If you think that a greenhouse would make a welcome addition to your garden, take a look at these hoop house frames or an example of the ways you can customize the greenhouse you build.

Talk to Other Users – If other people will be using the garden as well as you, it is worth seeking their feedback as well. Not only will this ensure that any alterations you make are agreed upon by all those affected, you can also hear their ideas and preferences. You never know, they might make you see your garden in an entirely new light. Perhaps you will re-evaluate your entire approach to arranging your outdoor spaces. Anything that could potentially improve the way that you work, and the rate that you work, is worth pursuing.

Be Ruthless – This is an essential room for any home designer or DIY enthusiast, but it is one that is often overlooked. It is critically important that you are willing to face up to ideas that aren’t working and remove them. If an element of your design isn’t having the intended effect, or if its even making things worse, removing it and replacing it with something better is clearly the right thing to do. Unfortunately, many people are afraid to admit they have made an error.

Designing the perfect garden is by no means an easy task. However, anyone with a little bit of passion and determination should find the whole experience very rewarding.

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